What is the capital of Florida?

What is the capital of Florida? The answer is Tallahassee.

Tallahassee became Florida’s territorial capital in 1824 and remained the capital when Florida entered the Union as a state in 1845. Its location was chosen as a practical midpoint between Pensacola, the former capital of West Florida, and St. Augustine, the former capital of East Florida. Delegates faced difficult, lengthy journeys between those two cities, so a central meeting place made government easier.

The name Tallahassee comes from a Muskogean language and is commonly interpreted as referring to “old fields” or an old settlement. The city grew around an earlier Apalachee settlement known as Anhaica. Today, Tallahassee is home to the Florida State Capitol, the governor’s offices, the Florida Supreme Court, Florida State University, and Florida A&M University.

A common mix-up is choosing Miami, Orlando, or Jacksonville because they are larger or better-known cities. None is the state capital: Tallahassee is Florida’s political and administrative center, even though it is not the state’s most populous city.